Planning & Permitting Technician I - GMCD - Operations & Regulatory Management bei Collier County, FL

About the Department

Performs professional work collecting, organizing, evaluating, and reporting planning data; reviews and processes permit applications for building, construction, and/or development permits; and provides assistance and information to property owners, contractors, architects and the general public.

Position Duties

• Processes land use petitions and site development plans and distributes to appropriate divisions for review; processes carnival petitions; processes the transmittal and adoption of Growth Management Plan amendments; processes commercial Certificates of Adequacy.
• Tracks temporary use permits for model homes and sends out reminders to those that are expiring; tracks pre-application requests; tracks correspondence and zoning verification requests.
• Mans the front counter at the Planning Office; provides planning and zoning information to the general public and other employees in other divisions.
• Provides customer service and administrative/clerical support to the issuance of varied building and development permits.
• Receives permit applications and supporting documentation; determines what information and actions are needed to approve permit depending upon the nature/type of the permit requested.
• Verifies contractor licenses.
• Receives, reviews and routes revisions and ensures they are incorporated into permit application, review and approval as appropriate.
• Issues permit upon receipt of all documentation and approvals; calculates and collects fees and other revenues; issues payment slips; maintains records of monies collected; and prepares for deposit.
• Cancels permit or applies permit holds when necessary.
• Provides assistance to permit applicants, builders, property owners, planners, and other customers; provides information regarding permit application process, codes, statutes and other regulations, policies and standards governing the permit process.
• Assists the Code Enforcement staff with code violations as it related to building and/or construction permits.
• Reviews a variety of reports for accuracy and completeness; contacts appropriate person if there appears to be any discrepancies.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
• Performs general/clerical tasks, which may include answering telephone calls, making copies, sending/receiving faxes, filing documentation, or processing incoming/outgoing mail.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One (1) year of related experience preferred.
• Fingerprinting required.

Other Qualifications

Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications. 
Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency.  The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.